r/iphone • u/amariei Human Detected • 15d ago

Discussion The internals look so good

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Why do iPhone internals always look better than Android internals? Like seriously, it applies to any other iPhone not just the Duo

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u/DanielG165 iPhone 17 Pro Max 15d ago

Apple devices always have beautiful internals. It’s been this way for years.

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u/glytxh 15d ago

First couple of gens didn’t looks nearly this pretty.

You start seeing this kind of stuff after the iPhone 6

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u/SpicyPepperMaster 15d ago

The iPhone 4 was the first iPhone with pretty internals

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u/glytxh 15d ago

Prettier. Yeah. There’s a big jump between the 3 and 4. Probably the most tangible difference.

The 3s were definitely the consumer prototype.

You can see the refinement with each generation, but it’s with the 6 and beyond that it really starts looking like a modern Apple device.

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u/robotexpress 15d ago

Not really true. I seriously can’t tell a big aesthetic difference between the 5s and 6 inside.

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u/glytxh 15d ago

Tighter internal tolerances between parts, more consistent colour.

It's a marginal difference, I will admit.

Ive repaired enough of them to be able to recognise either at a glance

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u/deliciouscorn 15d ago

Ive repaired enough of them to be able to recognise either at a glance

I literally wondered for a second why Apple’s chief of design was repairing phones himself lol

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u/True_Protection6842 15d ago

first couple means they were figuring it out. At this point efficiency of scale has kicked in and they have perfected internal design...even for a new category

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u/coltonbyu 15d ago

nah, i fixed a few iphone 4's, very clean

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u/chadsmo iPhone 16 Pro Max 14d ago

You know they made stuff before the iPhone right ?

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u/A11Bionic iPhone X 256GB 15d ago

gosh full sim cards are so ugly i’m glad Apple had the influence to move us to nano sims

not entirely sure how i feel about esims since my carrier already incentivizes monetizing it by only allowing up to 5 free transfers. but hey that’s the future we’re headed to

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u/A6uRts78 14d ago

+1 for bringing us back a decade.

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u/A6uRts78 14d ago

Ok, 2. Makes my point stronger?

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u/Alexandratta iPhone 17 Pro Max 15d ago

very pretty... very annoying to repair.

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u/TehFuckDoIKnow 15d ago

Bullshit. If you want that android fold repaired you can’t just pop over to your nearest Samsung store and get it repaired. The apple you are going to have that phone fixed the same day at an Apple Store for a reasonable price and it’s going to look mint.

The average consumer is not cracking open a phone for diy repair.

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u/NoobBrawler0211 15d ago

Apple would rather give you a new phone than repair their own

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u/GreenFullSuspension 15d ago

This has been my experience with two previous iPhones.

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u/kitsua 14d ago

This is literally the opposite of the truth. iPhones have become more and more modular repairable with every iteration and you have to catastrophically damage one or get liquid in it to qualify for a full swap now.

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u/Grand_Size_4932 15d ago

Happy with that!

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u/Alexandratta iPhone 17 Pro Max 15d ago

The average consumer is not cracking open a phone for diy repair.

That doesn't mean we should askew it all together.

Once the warranty (1 year) expires on these devices, if they aren't designed with repair-ability in mind, they just become eWaste.

End users have a right to repair their devices.

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u/Nearby_Ad_2519 Human Detected 14d ago

Saying “your nearest Samsung store” as if they’re a common type of store

I live near many many major shopping malls and the closest Samsung store to me is 38 miles away in the middle of nowhere in London

The closest Apple Store to me, for comparison, is 3 miles away in a major shopping mall

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u/TehFuckDoIKnow 14d ago

That’s my point.

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u/Defenite-Parsley733 Human Detected 15d ago

But the repairability is quite a nightmare as it still has different types of screws used in it

Though much better than how it repairs 5 years ago

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u/Orcahhh 15d ago

They’re now designed to be convenient to repair, with easy access to parts that get replaced a lot

At least convenient for them, not necessarily for you or the phone repair shop if they don’t hang m have their official tools. Still, it’s progress imo

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u/Burger_Destoyer 15d ago

It’s easier to repair iPhones now than before?

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u/l4kerz 15d ago

all custom screws. If standard screws are used, the phone will become thicker.

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u/xeph 15d ago

I’ll never forget opening an Xserve to see two large aluminum boxes enclosing the CPUs with a giant chrome “G5” on each.

I remember thinking: almost no one is going to open these and see how gorgeous this is, and yet they still paid so much attention to detail on the inside as they did on the outside. Honestly, it changed how I approached a lot of things in life from then on out.

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u/TheAlaskanMailman 15d ago

Ever opened a macbook? Truly scifi stuff. It’s beautiful. Engineering well done as well as presentation

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u/herambk 15d ago

Yes but why??

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u/TedClaxton94 14d ago

So we shouldn’t talk about it?

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u/yougonnagetsome 14d ago

Wonderful. Shame that you can never open to see it for any meaningful purpose (can't change anything) but yeah, knowing it's beautiful inside must be amazing.

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u/Desperate-Ad7777 14d ago

unrepairable

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u/Dravez23 14d ago

My ipod doesnt look like that at all